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  • Ham Radio, Students and Scientists at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop 03/21/2025
    By: Rich Moseson, W2VUSome 175 scientists, students, professors, and amateur radio operators from around the world gathered in person and virtually on March 14 and 15 to share research, educate each other, and network at the annual HamSCI Workshop. HamSCI, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation program, aims to promote collaboration between science, amateur radio, […]
  • ARRL Ham Radio Open House Continues to Grow 03/21/2025
    Dozens of amateur radio clubs have made plans to host an ARRL Ham Radio Open House in April. The nationwide event is centered around World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).While we’ve been using radio for well over 100 years, […]
  • 76th International DX Convention April 11 – 13 in Visalia, CA 03/21/2025
  • The ARRL Solar Report 03/21/2025
    Solar activity reached moderate levels due to an isolated M1.5/1nflare on March 19 at 2040 UTC from Region AR4031.  Regions AR4028,AR4034, and AR4035 exhibited slight growth.Region AR4026 re-emerged in the Southwest quadrant. Regions in theNorthwest quadrant, including AR4020, AR4022, AR4025, and AR4031 allappeared to be in a decay phase.No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available […]
  • FCC Initiates Broad Inquiry on Rules to Delete or Amend 03/20/2025
    In a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” issued on March 12, 2025, the FCC is soliciting public input on any FCC rules in any service that members of the public believe should be deleted or modified “for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.” This is the latest in a series of […]
  • Radio Connects is 2025 ARRL Field Day Theme 03/14/2025
  • The ARRL Solar Report 03/14/2025
    Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at minor storm levelsfor March 18, and then from March 27 and 27 all due to recurrentCoronal Hole influences.Solar activity was at low levels. Multiple C-Class flares wereobserved from newly numbered Region 4028. More spots are rotatingaround the Southeast limb that maybe connected to the spot group.The largest […]
  • Perfect Storm Exercise in California Gets Results 03/14/2025
    The ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section (SJV) conducted “Perfect Storm,” an amateur radio emergency exercise, on March 5 - 7.Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) Dan Sohn, WL7COO, asked that a section-wide exercise be created that would engage both amateur radio operators and non-amateurs to become more active in their community's emergency preparedness and response capabilities.  There […]
  • ARRL Ham Radio Open House — Site Locator Live, PR Workshop Registration 03/14/2025
    ARRL Ham Radio Open House is a national event being hosted by local amateur radio clubs in April to coincide with World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. The event is designed to highlight technical innovations in ham radio, and show off the current state of the art. It will serve as a tool to […]
  • Dayton Hamvention 2025 Award Winners Announced 03/12/2025
    The recipients of the 2025 Dayton Hamvention® Awards were announced on March 11, 2025. “The selection process was highly competitive, given the outstanding quality of nominations submitted this year. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the winners for 2025,” said Dayton Hamvention Awards Chair Michael Kalter, W8CI.Technical Achievement Award: Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXTDr. Kristina Coll...